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MAY 10, 2017

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More Chinese Taking Second Look at Secondhand Cars

China is the world’s largest new-vehicle market, but used-car sales are relatively small. They are expected to take off in the next few years as inventories rise and consumers become more comfortable buying secondhand vehicles.

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Intel Makes Automotive U-Turn, EVs Won’t Turn Profit Anytime Soon, Used Sales Set to Explode in China

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Screening the Future of Interior Design

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Many factors, from artificial intelligence to vehicle sharing, are affecting the future of automotive interiors. FCA’s design chief predicts an exciting future.

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Nissan’s 19th-Century Tech Fights Distracted Driving

When an electronic device such as a smartphone is placed inside an armrest lined with a Faraday cage, incoming electromagnetic signals – such as cellular or Bluetooth data – are distributed across the cage’s external conducting material and blocked from reaching the device.

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Emerging Markets Pose New Plastics Challenges

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One expert sees automakers requiring interior materials be designed to withstand spills of a growing menu of foods, beyond ketchup and mustard. “I think specs will change somewhat along with some very exotic-type chemical and food sources we will see,” Rose Ryntz says.

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Designers: Consumers Must Be Guided Through Autonomy’s Stages

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With five technology levels to go through before vehicles drive themselves 100% of the time, riders will need to know exactly what a semi-autonomous car is capable of when they climb in, interior designers say.

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See the outlook for the North American auto industry through 2024 at the WardsAuto Outlook Conference on June 6. In addition to our Long-Term North American Sales Forecast, with in-depth detail on WardsAuto's outlook for sales volumes in North America through 2024, we’ll present updates on autonomy, mobility and retail technology. Learn more and register today.

More Sensors, More Positions, Better Comfort Seen for Future Seats

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Biometric monitoring, or using sensors integrated into seats to gauge health, is fraught with danger, Adient engineer says.

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More Opel Losses Likely in 2017, PSA Chief Says

Although he expects the Opel brand PSA Group is buying from General Motors to lose more money in 2017, CEO Carlos Tavares says the deal eventually will make Opel a "European champion" rivaling Volkswagen in the region.

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F&I Gets High-Tech, But It’s Still a People Business

“Connecting is the most critical and underdeveloped skill in all sales,” says F&I trainer Mike Hirschfield.

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CEO Sees More Union Friction Over VW Cost Cuts

The automaker's top management anticipates further disputes with labor leaders as it pursues cost savings meant to help finance a strategic shift in the wake of the Dieselgate crisis, CEO Matthias Mueller says.

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Cabby-Favorite Prius U.K.’s Fastest-Selling Used Car

A report from The Work Foundation at Lancaster University points out some 3 million U.K. workers work part-time driving cabs such as the Toyota Prius PHEV.

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Takata Reports Third Straight Annual Loss

The Japanese supplier reported its third straight annual loss, ¥79.6 billion, as it faces bankruptcy over costs related to its airbag inflators subject to the industry's biggest recall ever.

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